Description
Overview:
This bucket packing shim is a flat steel spacer ring used to take up end float in excavator and digger bucket linkages. Made from durable steel for dependable service in heavy plant, it helps reduce bucket wobble and sideways movement, improving control and reducing wear on pins and bushes. Sized for a 65 mm (2.56 inches) pin with a 115 mm (4.53 inches) outer diameter and a 1 mm (0.04 inches) thickness, it is suitable for a wide range of machines where a 65 mm pin size is used. The shim slips over the pin and sits between mating faces to restore correct clearance. Supplied under MPN 300 040, it is ideal for routine maintenance, rebuilds, and on-site adjustments where precise bucket alignment is required.
Key Features:
- Reduces bucket wobble and side play to improve digging accuracy and control
- Supports correct end float to minimise wear on pins, bushes, and bosses
- 65 mm (2.56 inches) inner diameter for use on 65 mm pin assemblies
- 115 mm (4.53 inches) outer diameter provides broad face contact for stability
- 1 mm (0.04 inches) thickness for fine adjustment; can be stacked for larger corrections
- Durable steel construction suited to construction and plant environments
- Smooth, flat faces for even load distribution and consistent seating
- Simple, drop-in fit with standard hand tools; no machining required for use as a spacer
- Versatile, universal-use shim across many excavator and digger makes using 65 mm pins
- Useful in workshop rebuilds and on-site quick fixes to restore linkage tightness
Typical Applications:
Used on bucket linkages, dipper end, tilt links, quick hitches, and coupler assemblies to take up slack after wear or during re-bushing. Ideal during servicing, pin and bush replacement, or when setting end float on assemblies using 65 mm pins. Common in construction, groundworks, utilities, quarrying, and plant hire maintenance.
Also known as:
End-float shim, spacer ring, thrust shim, bucket washer, link shim, bush shim, bucket spacer ring, wear shim, bucket clearance shim, pin spacer.
Product Specifications
| L&S Part No. | 300 040 |
|---|---|
| Unit of Sale | 1 |
| Machine Type | Excavators |
| Key Features | - 65 mm inner diameter for 65 mm pin assemblies - 115 mm outer diameter for broad face contact - 1 mm thickness for fine adjustment - Durable steel construction for heavy plant use - Reduces bucket wobble and side play |
